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In Episode 459, three great comics creators are back to talk about their current Kickstarter projects—Ted Sikora, Jonathan Thompson, and Matt Schorr! First up is Ted Sikora from Apama The Undiscovered Animal and Tap Dance Killer now has Punchline and the Vaude-Villains: Issue #1 coming our way! Here’s how he describes it: “A heavyweight boxer turned super-powered, clown-assassin steps into the ring to fight for his very soul!” Once this episode is concluded, be sure to support him at this link! This project will conclude at 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 12! Next is Jonathan Thompson of Tales from the Dead Astronaut fame! He has a Kickstarter happening now for Burn Residue, a fascinating comic described as “a crime story about the cost of revenge on the human soul....” You can support this great project by going to this link by Saturday, November 28, at 12:00 a.m. ET! Then everything wraps up with Matt Schorr from Moby Dick: Back from the Deep. Matt and I discuss the Kickstarter he’s running right now for Monster Hunter for Hire, and it is described as “A horror anthology comic where each tale has a dark and amusing twist!” Be sure to get to this link so you can support this excellent comic before the project concludes on Friday, December 4, at 1:43 p.m. ET! Here's the sequence and times you can hear each interview during the podcast: Ted Sikora, Punchline and the Vaude-Villains 2:09 Jonathan Thompson, Burn Residue 42:43 Matt Schorr, Monster Hunter for Hire 1:08:22
Ted Sikora is a Cleveland/Akron based comic book writer and filmmaker. He is the president of Hero Tomorrow Comics, and the creator/writer/letterer of Tap Dance Killer, Punchline & the Vaude-Villains, Bloom, and creator/co-writer/colorist/letterer of Apama The Undiscovered Animal. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/herotomorrow/punchline-and-the-vaude-villains-issue-1 (Punchline Kickstarter) Hero Tomorrow Website https://www.facebook.com/herotomorrow (Facebook), https://twitter.com/tedsikora (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/tedsikora/ (Instagam), https://www.youtube.com/c/herotomorrow (YouTube) **** If you like what you hear, SUBSRCIBE and RATE us 5 STARS! The more support we receive, the bigger our reach and the more awesome people we can learn something new about. Help us spread the word of Wayward. Wayward PlanetTM is hosted by B.C. Wehman. The show is produced and distributed by Wayward Planet Media, LLC. Audio engineering by Jonathan Wehman. For more B.C. Wehman, check out https://evergreenpodcasts.com/behind-the-doc (Behind The Doc) and https://www.waywardsports.com/ (Wayward Sports). Available everywhere you listen to podcasts.
Ted Sikora, of Apama: The Undiscovered Animal fame, is back with a new title spun out of that series – Tap Dance Killer! The second issue of that comic just hit the stands this Wednesday, so we discuss who she is and what the future holds for this fascinating comics character! Ted discusses the history of the character and how you can get her great book! To keep up with Ted, be sure to check out his Facebook here! For more on Apama and Ted’s other projects, go to their website here! Don’t miss this fascinating conversation as well as these excellent titles!
The Spoils of Akron team visits the recent Akron Comicon, which has become more successful with each year. We speak with Ted Sikora and Milo Miller, who created a Cleveland-based comic that’s taken the comics world by storm. "Apama: The Undiscovered Animal" centers around IIlyia Jarsky, an ice cream truck driver who awakens a savage creature within. We also speak with Marc Sumerak, a local writer who has worked on a number of notable titles, from "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "X-Men" to "Avengers" and the "Walking Dead." Shane and Chris interview Ryan and Cody about their group Rubber City Cosplay, and we also speak with Mike Savene, co-founder of Akron Comicon, who shares some news about upcoming events. For info, visit http://www.akroncomicon.com/.
Ted Sikora, co-writer and color artist of "Apama The Undiscovered Animal" joins us to talk about his comic and his indie movie "Hero Tomorrow". Also, we remember Saturday morning cartoons in this weeks "Retro Round Table".
Tim, Marc, and Jeremiah discuss Apama #5 by Ted Sikora, Milo Miller, and Benito Gallego. We all backed the Kickstarter of the hardcover version of Apama: The Undiscovered Animal. We have gushed about this book for quite some time and can't recommend it highly enough. So, we all have our hardcovers and talked about the book in general and then on Apama #5 specifically. Other topics: Whatever Happened to the Man of TomorrowAll-New Hawkeye #2All-New Captain AmericaBatman V Superman TeaserFantastic Four Trailer Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44 @jlambertart Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView! Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad! #comics
Lumberjanes by Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, and Brooke A. Allen was our reading assignment this week. Lumberjanes is the tale of spunky scouts at a camp that is surrounded by magic and monsters. It's a perfect book for kids and adults both. Check it out, you'll love it. We also had a special guest host, eight year old Paige, on to talk about the book too. Lumberjanes is published by BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! comics. Things we read this week: We read and talked about lots of amazing books this week. Alex and Ada #1 by Jonathon Luna and Sarah VaughnManifest Destiny #1 by Chris Dingess, Matthew Roberts and Owen GieniPretty Deadly #1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Emma Rios, and Jordie Bellaire, Just a Pilgrim #s 1-5 Written by Garth Ennis, Art by Carlos Ezquerra & Paul Mounts & Ken Wolak, published by Black Bull Entertainment Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 #s 30-34, Written by J. Michael Straczynski, art by John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, Dan Kemp & Avalon Studios Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman, Written by Gail Simone, Art by Ethan Van Sciver & Marcelo Di Chiara We also talked about Apama: The Undiscovered Animal & the success of their Kickstarter. Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44 Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView! Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!
“Crap! This writing with my left hand sucks balls!” Creators Ted Sikora and Milo Miller, join Marc and Tim to talk about their digital comic sensation, Apama: The Undiscovered Animal and indie movie cult hit, Hero Tomorrow. Other topics include Metallurgical Ages, Dan Slott and Spider-man, Cleveland, LeBron James and The … Continue reading →
Episode 273: Special Bonus Mini Episode on Apama #2: Jim and Sean give you a very special bonus episode where we step outside DC for a bonus release where we are joined by Ted Sikora of the web comic Apama: The Undiscovered Animal. Show Notes: Sponsors: http://www.summitcitycomiccon.com, http://www.DCBService.com, http://www.Instocktrades.com 0:00 Show opening, http://www.heroinitiative.org, our ongoing contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com), senseiofwhatnot@gmail.com, show voicemail line 1-440-388-4434 or drnorge on Skype,and more. 2:10 Apama discussion 1:00:06 Show Closing is Hawkman by Wednesday Heroes http://wednesdayheroes.com/wordpress/ We’ll be back next week with our next episode. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates. Hero Tomorrow and Apama Http://www.herotomorrow.com